7yo: mama, i know what i want for my birthday [many months from now] or Christmas.

me: [half asleep] great, what would that be?

7yo: a zippy bag.

me: ??

7yo: i’d put in on my bed and i’d put my blanket underneath it and be warm and i could unzip this side and unzip that side. no, just this side. and you know it’s so awesome that if you spill something on it like food or chocolate [mind you, this is apparently something that goes on a bed], it’s…….[huge smile] MACHINE WASHABLE FLEECE!!!!